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Help Asus A7n8x Dlx MB

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January 5, 2004 8:16:53 PM

Ok here's the problem. I cannot boot up into windows XP Home Ed in normal mode. It only allows safe mode.

The error: After the initial WinXP screen with the animated bar at the bottom, the screen clears then I get the blue screen of death. Something about a conflict/error with my memory or other device. Please check if their is mismatched memory or the correct video card is being used. It gives an address (I assume memory address) at the bottom and says beginning physical memory dump to disk and counts upward 1,2,3...etc...

The Setup: I just put in my new Asus A7N8X Deluxe MB with a Retail AMD 2600+ w/the 333 FSB and barton core. It was an upgrade from an MSI MB and 1900+ chip with the 266 FSB. Also new is the Ram (512MB PC2700 333mhz). Video is a GeForce 3 Ti200 4X AGP.

Any ideas? Safe mode is all I can accomplish so far. Am I missing something on the Bios settings? Do I need to reflash the bios or reinstall windows?
THANKS IN ADVANCE.

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January 6, 2004 12:58:28 AM

Not sure if this related, but often when you change motherboards a complete re-install of windows is needed.
January 6, 2004 5:37:21 PM

Yeah it is, specifically if you switch frm one chipset to another. Like from VIA to NVIDA you definitely <font color=green>need </font color=green>to reinstall XP. If it were a stright swap out from and identically configured chipset mobo then it might be ok, but I would still re-install for peace of mind.
January 6, 2004 9:29:41 PM

Try booting into safe mode, un-installing all the motherboard stuff in device manager, and then re-boot and install the drivers that came with the new motherboard. If this works you get to keep everything as it was.

Failing that, re-installing windows over the top of the existing install should repair it, but you'll find that although all your programs & data are still on the HDD, many will be missing registry entries etc and won't work properly (if at all). Again you'll need to install the newer drivers...

The best method long-term is to simply re-format and re-install totally from scratch - this way you know there are no conflicts, plus it frees up disk space from all those little bits 'n' pieces you've accumulated over the years, and will usually lead to a happier system.

The actual best way which keeps all your data & progs is to un-install everything in device manager while the old motherboard is in there, <i>then</i> power it down and replace the mobo and power it back up & install new drivers. But obviously it's a little late for that now for you :eek: 

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